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Asheville School works to prepare our students for college and for life, and to provide an atmosphere in which all members of a diverse, engaged, and purposefully small school community appreciate and strive for excellence - an atmosphere which nurtures character and fosters the development of mind, body, and spirit. Asheville School was founded in 1900 by Charles Andrews Mitchell and Newton Mitchell Anderson. Their concept for Asheville School was of a place where boys could prepare for college or for the business world; where the body, through organized athletics, would be trained as well as the brain; where boys could learn constructive work with their hands as well as their heads. Our school motto, Vitae Excelsioris Limen, translates to "threshold for a higher life."

AGS' mission is to provide a challenging college-preparatory program in a learning environment designed to foster the full potential of each student and to enable her to become a vital contributor to our complex global society.

Avon Old Farms School strives to be the best school for boys by cultivating young men of integrity who honor wisdom, justice, service, and the pursuit of truth.  We promote intellectual, creative, and emotional growth in our students by providing a structured, supportive learning environment that encourages self-discovery and social responsibility.

Baylor School was established in 1893 as a college preparatory school for the young men of Chattanooga. Today, Baylor enrolls students in grades 6-12. Our boarding program draws students from around the country and the world, who are attracted to the school by a strong academic program, diverse extracurricular activities, and a nurturing residential atmosphere. Baylor's mission is to foster in its students both the ability and the desire to make a positive difference in the world. Baylor fulfills its mission by providing: a rich academic program; a school rooted in tradition yet receptive to change; a wide variety of co-curricular experiences; a diverse academy having at its heart a vibrant resident community of faculty and students from around the world; and a balance of emphases on activities of the mind, body, and spirit.

Belmont Hill is a community dedicated to developing boys in mind, body, and spirit In a school that challenges and supports students in and beyond the classroom, we strive for excellence, honoring clear thinking and creativity, competition and teamwork, tradition and vision Valuing difference, we seek students, faculty, and staff from a broad range of backgrounds who will embrace honest effort, curiosity, courage, and compassion.

The Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School is an independent, co-educational Jewish day school with a commitment to academic excellence that is evident throughout general and Jewish studies. Faculty members partner with committed parents and seasoned administrators to create a vibrant, caring, student-centered community. The Day School opened in 1946, with a curriculum that combined general education with Jewish values and culture, as well as Hebrew language. The school was renamed Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School in 1988. The Day School embraces all denominations of Judaism and Day School families represent a microcosm of Chicago's diverse Jewish community, with families spanning the continuum of religious practice and belief.

Founded in 1900, the Blake School is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 independent school located on three campuses in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. The Blake School provides students with an excellent, academically challenging education in a diverse and supportive community committed to a common set of values. Students are expected to participate in an integrated program of academic, artistic and athletic activities in preparation for college, lifelong learning, community service and lives as responsible world citizens. Approximately 1,400 students are enrolled from 55+ Twin Cities communities. The student-adult ratio is 9:1, and the average classroom size is 15-16.

Since its founding in 1884, Brearley School has worked to prepare girls exceptionally well for active and responsible citizenship in an increasingly borderless world. Brearley is an all-girl, nondenominational independent college-preparatory day school for grades K-12, with a current enrollment of 690 students and a student/faculty ratio of 6:1. Balancing their unparalleled academic education with travel study, community service, a wide range of opportunities in the visual and performing arts, an extensive athletics program and an ever-expanding selection of student-run clubs and committees, our students also develop a strong sense of personal integrity; they take seriously their responsibility to engage with the world in productive and principled ways.

Brunswick School, founded in 1902, is a college preparatory day school serving 924 boys in grades pre-kindergarten through 12. The School's purpose is to educate the whole boy by helping boys and young men - without regard to culture, ethnicity or religion - acquire the personal, intellectual and physical training that will best enable them to grow into responsible adults who can make significant and lasting contributions to society. Through a rich and rigorous college preparatory curriculum, the School strives for the fullest intellectual development of every young man. Academic programs instill in each student a desire to learn, challenge each boy to fulfill his own unique potential, foster critical thinking skills and develop the qualities of mind necessary to intellectual maturity and increased self-confidence.

Bullis School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school offering girls and boys in grades 3-12 an educational program of excellence in a community that values integrity, respect, responsibility, diversity and service. A caring and supportive faculty fosters a positive attitude about learning and challenges our students to achieve their highest potential in academics, the arts and athletics. The school has a proud heritage. Founded in 1930 by Cmdr. William F. Bullis in downtown Washington, D.C., Bullis was originally established as a preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy, and over time has evolved into the co-educational college preparatory school that it is today.

Cary Academy, founded in 1996, is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school for students in grades 6-12. Cary Academy fosters a commitment to continued learning, mutual respect and support, strong interpersonal relationships, and shared interests and goals among a diverse population. Cary Academy motivates students to identify and achieve their potential for academic accomplishment, co-curricular achievement, global awareness, and responsible citizenship. Cary Academy also supports the pursuit of life-long learning and the sharing of knowledge through teaching and mentoring.

CASCADES ACADEMY WEAVES A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC PROGRAM WITH A BROAD RANGE OF SHARED EXPERIENCES AND RECOGNIZES EACH INDIVIDUAL IN A COMMUNITY OF INSPIRED STUDENTS, TALENTED TEACHERS AND INVOLVED PARENTS